Colman Domingo

Colman Jason Domingo born November 28 1969 is an American actor playwright and theater director Prominent on both screen and stage he has received various accolades including a nomination for an Academy Award a Primetime Emmy Award win and two nominations for Tony Awards Domingos early Broadway roles include the 2005 play Well and the 2008 musical Passing Strange He gained acclaim for his role as Mr Bones in the Broadway musical The Scottsboro Boys 2011 for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical He reprised the role in the 2014 West End production being nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical In 2018 he wrote the book for the Broadway musical Summer The Donna Summer Musical After early roles in various incarnations of the Law Order series and as part of the main cast for The Big Gay Sketch Show he had his breakthrough playing Victor Strand in the AMC series Fear the Walking Dead 20152023 In 2022 he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance as the recovering drug addict Ali on the HBO series Euphoria Domingos film appearances include supporting roles in Lincoln 2012 Selma 2014 If Beale Street Could Talk 2018 and Ma Raineys Black Bottom 2020 For his role as a ruthless pimp in Janicza Bravos Zola 2021 he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male His portrayal of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin in the Netflix film Rustin 2023 earned him nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor Domingo is openly gay and has been married to his husband Raúl Domingo since 2014